Butter vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and danish pastry

Butter has more vitamin A; however, danish pastry is richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, manganese, and folate.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 218% more than danish pastry.
Danish pastry has 20 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter has 2499IU of vitamin A, while danish pastry has 128IU.
Danish pastry contains less cholesterol.
Danish pastry has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of danish pastry is 50, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Danish pastry, cheese.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Butter

Danish pastry

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+308.3%
Contains more IronIron	+8900%
Contains more CopperCopper	+456.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+677.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+350%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8675%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1790%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Butter

Danish pastry

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1854.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+562.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+664.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4661.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+176.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+17.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1900%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~6.9µg

~equal in Choline ~20.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	6.794g	199%
Fats	81.11g	21.9g	91%
Vitamin A	684µg	35µg	72%
Cholesterol	215mg	23mg	64%
Selenium	1µg	18.9µg	33%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	11.313g	30%
Iron	0.02mg	1.8mg	22%
Sodium	11mg	417mg	18%
Calories	717kcal	374kcal	17%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.26mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.19mg	15%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.351mg	15%
Folate	3µg	60µg	14%
Protein	0.85g	8g	14%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.35mg	13%
Phosphorus	24mg	108mg	12%
Carbs	0.06g	37.2g	12%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	2mg	12%
Copper	0.016mg	0.089mg	8%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.7mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.304mg	4%
Fiber	0g	1g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	2.575g	3%
Magnesium	2mg	15mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.04mg	3%
Potassium	24mg	98mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.2µg	1%
Calcium	24mg	35mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	36.2g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	0.06g	6.95g	N/A
Vitamin K	7µg	6.9µg	0%
Choline	18.8mg	20.1mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.089mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.293mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.371mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	0.644mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.43mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.174mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.402mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.412mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.205mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A